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Oct 30, 2012
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only his didn't crash through like hers or this other alexandria hoe. the owner is hoping to rebuild. here's what's left of a roof that blew off a garden apartment complex here in alexandria at the height of the storm. >> we just started hearing like -- crashing noises. >> reporter: around 10:30 last night that roof came right off the building at the seminary hills garden apartments. her toddler knew exactly what it was. >> my baby's -- what is that? dragons are coming. >> reporter: a dragon named sandy. >> i'm scared. >> it was very scary. >> reporter: even though the worst is over alexandria handed out sandbags this afternoon. in fairfax county's huntington community, there was a feeling of relief that cameron run stayed in her banks. so far. >> i feel like weaver lucky you know. everybody dodged a lot of wet basements and ruined houses and hopefully everyone is safe and that's good. >> reporter: yes, that's good. but we're still kind of holing our breath -- holding our breath at least here in oldtown. the water has quickly pushed up to the base there
only his didn't crash through like hers or this other alexandria hoe. the owner is hoping to rebuild. here's what's left of a roof that blew off a garden apartment complex here in alexandria at the height of the storm. >> we just started hearing like -- crashing noises. >> reporter: around 10:30 last night that roof came right off the building at the seminary hills garden apartments. her toddler knew exactly what it was. >> my baby's -- what is that? dragons are coming....
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Oct 28, 2012
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they were also piled up in old town alexandria. residents also headed to hardware stores and grocery stores. some found they were already too late. >> looking for a flashlight, because i'm really not sure what kind of flashlights i need. and i didn't see exactly what i want here. >> the majority are sold out. >> yeah, most are gone so maybe we're going to have to go somewhere else and look. >> maryland, d.c. and virginia have already declared states of emergency. d.c. officials will be giving out sandbags from 10:00 in the morning until 6:00 tomorrow at the tacoma park recreation center in northwest. we haven't heard yet from maryland or virginia. joining us right now by phone is mayor sam cooper. mr. mayor, thanks for joining us. i want to ask you, what are you expecting from sandy? flooding, wind damage? >> certainly the winds will be the big news story i think here. a lot of beach erosion. i don't expect a lot of tidal flooding but potentially from rainfall if we get the worst of that. could be an issue on some of our streets. >
they were also piled up in old town alexandria. residents also headed to hardware stores and grocery stores. some found they were already too late. >> looking for a flashlight, because i'm really not sure what kind of flashlights i need. and i didn't see exactly what i want here. >> the majority are sold out. >> yeah, most are gone so maybe we're going to have to go somewhere else and look. >> maryland, d.c. and virginia have already declared states of emergency. d.c....
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Oct 5, 2012
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andrea mccarren is live outside the metro station in alexandria to pick up the story from there. andrea. >> anita, here's the deal. if you are visually impaired, there's a good chance you rely on those bumpy tiles, but not every station has them. >> you know, we have 24 people here who are blind. >> tony stevens and his colleagues at the national industries for the blind work right next to the metro stop. but the station does not have the bumpy tiles that indicate the end of a platform. >> anybody that has ever dealt with a crowded platform on the train is not just being a person who is blind. anybody, you feel it on your feet. you feel it with the cane that you have. it lets you know that you're almost on the edge. >> 65 of metro's 86 stations have the tiles already in place. ten others will have them by 2015. including the twin brooks station where the installation is underway. the 11 remaining stations need funding. >> the bumpy tiles need to be in our key stations and really, i mean, these are stations that are transfer points and stations that have the most activity. >> metr
andrea mccarren is live outside the metro station in alexandria to pick up the story from there. andrea. >> anita, here's the deal. if you are visually impaired, there's a good chance you rely on those bumpy tiles, but not every station has them. >> you know, we have 24 people here who are blind. >> tony stevens and his colleagues at the national industries for the blind work right next to the metro stop. but the station does not have the bumpy tiles that indicate the end of a...
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Oct 29, 2012
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., alexandria and fairfax. prince george's, charles, frederick and montgomery county schools. you can see the full list at www.wusa9.com. >> also all flights at local airports are canceled until further notice and vre, marc rail and amtrak have canceled service for tomorrow. metro will not have service in the rning. >> in maryland the speed limit on all interstates is being lowered to 45 miles an hour as a precaution. maryland state police urge everyone to just stay off the roads if at all possible. >> now we're also hearing about evacuation orders for parts of the huntington area of fairfax county. this impacts people living along fenwick drive and arlington terrace. you may remember the huntington neighborhood has been prone to flooding before. we've got a crew heading that way. we'll bring you a live report as soon as possible. >>> let's get the latest where the storm is right now from topper. >> she's essentially sitting in southern new jersey now right between ocean city, new jersey, and also cape may. maximum established winds 90 miles per hour, gusts to 115 and we're lo
., alexandria and fairfax. prince george's, charles, frederick and montgomery county schools. you can see the full list at www.wusa9.com. >> also all flights at local airports are canceled until further notice and vre, marc rail and amtrak have canceled service for tomorrow. metro will not have service in the rning. >> in maryland the speed limit on all interstates is being lowered to 45 miles an hour as a precaution. maryland state police urge everyone to just stay off the roads if...
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Oct 25, 2012
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. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in old town, alexandria, one day after congressman jim moran's son resigned from his campaign over voter fraud allegations, moran's challenger calls for an investigation. >> we'll come back and show you where sandy is going. next week is what we're concerned about. we'll show you the possible track she may take. >>> as we've been telling you, early voting has already begun in the presidential race and that is the president himself, barack obama, conversation his vote in chicago in his homestate of -- casting his vote in chicago in his homestate in illinois. earlier today the president made a donut run to florida before hding to the battleground state of virginia. mitt romney kept his focus on ohio for the entire day. >> and america wants to see big changes and we're going to bring big changes to get america stronger again. >> we've got to go forward with the policies that are getting us out of this mess and that's why i'm running for a second term. >> in fact, president obama will finish his day in ohio before heading back to washington. mr. obama picked up a
. >> reporter: i'm peggy fox in old town, alexandria, one day after congressman jim moran's son resigned from his campaign over voter fraud allegations, moran's challenger calls for an investigation. >> we'll come back and show you where sandy is going. next week is what we're concerned about. we'll show you the possible track she may take. >>> as we've been telling you, early voting has already begun in the presidential race and that is the president himself, barack obama,...